Looking over the short
note on climate matters by John Reid that was promoted on Quadrant Online recently — it is very clear that a collection of notions do not a valid scientific inference make.
Not exact matches
Professor Kug
notes that further research is needed to obtain a general conclusion
on the
matter, but this research delivers important implications for
climate adaptation because the analysis shows that if current warming trends continue, it is feasible to conclude that the ecosystems in regions affected by the anomalous
climate will suffer greater damages due to the cold and dry spells.
On the
matter of global
climate change, APS
notes that virtually all reputable scientists agree with the following observations: Carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere due to human activity; Carbon dioxide is an excellent infrared absorber, and therefore, its increasing presence in the atmosphere contributes to global warming; and The dwell time of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is hundreds of years.
But as Media
Matters for America
noted when Stossel previously downplayed the threat posed by global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in 2001 that» [r] ecent regional changes in climate, particularly increases in temperature, have already affected hydrological systems and terrestrial and marine ecosystems in many parts of the world.
Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in 2001 that» [r] ecent regional changes in
climate, particularly increases in temperature, have already affected hydrological systems and terrestrial and marine ecosystems in many parts of the world.
climate, particularly increases in temperature, have already affected hydrological systems and terrestrial and marine ecosystems in many parts of the world.»
Further, as Media
Matters has
noted, many of the signatures
on the petition apparently belong to people who are not
climate experts.
on, Dr. Victor
noted that it
matters who wins the White House; making progress in
climate and energy policy requires a certain style of governance and collaboration, along with the willingness to make these efforts a foreign policy priority.